Bank of America announced it would “not process transactions of any type that we have reason to believe are intended for Wikileaks,” citing “Wikileaks might be engaged in activities … inconsistent with our internal policies for processing payments”. WikiLeaks responded in a tweet by encouraging their supporters who were BoA customer to close their accounts..

WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has been described as a “filthy bag lady” in a scathing new book. The publication, by Mr Assange’s former collaborator the New York Times, details some of his “bizarre” acts..